· Marketing services provider Harte-Hanks has added three members to the marketing strategy team of The Agency Inside Harte-Hanks division. Jennifer Pineda-Bodnar and Patricia Crowell were named vice presidents, strategy and business development; Leslie Schultz is now senior director, digital strategy.
· Carlos Alberini was named co-CEO and a director of Restoration Hardware, a home furnishings cataloguer/retailer. He will share CEO responsibilities with chairman Gary Friedman, focusing on operations, finance, inventory, IT, stores, and HR. Alberini was previously president/chief operating officer for Guess?, where he remains a member of the board of directors.
· Walter Killough, chief operating officer of Delia’s, was named CEO, effective May 14. He succeeds Robert Bernard, who is stepping down to “pursue other opportunities,” according to a release. Delia’s is a cataloger/retailer of apparel and accessories for teenage girls and young women.
· The American Catalog Mailers Association (ACMA) elected its board of directors for 2010. Allen Abbott of Paul Fredrick MenStyle was elected chairman; Martin McClanan of Orchard Brands, vice chairman; Mark Taxel of Positive Promotions, treasurer; John Seebeck of Crate & Barrel, secretary; Phyliss Sorese Mosca of Ulla Popken, vice president, membership—catalogers; and Ralph Drybrough of MeritDirect, vice president, membership—suppliers. Other board members are Terri Alpert of Stony Creek Brands, Lois Brayfield of J. Schmid Assoc., Chip Edgington of Redcats USA, Jim Feinson of Gardeners Supply, Jon Fleischmann of Potpourri Group, Bruce Jensen of Transcontinental Printing, Jeff Kelley of Infogroup/Direct Media Millard, Don Landis of Arandell Corp., Chris Paradysz of ParadyszMatera, Neil Sexton of Northern Safety, and James West of Williams-Sonoma.
